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discoloring
[
dis-
kuhl
-er
]
Origin
dis·col·or
/
dɪsˈkʌl
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
dis-
kuhl
-er
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
verb (used without object)
2.
to change color; become faded or stained.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
discolouren
<
Old French
descolorer
<
Late Latin
discolorārī
to change color, derivative of
Latin
discolor
of another color.
See
dis-
1
,
color
Related forms
un·dis·col·ored,
adjective
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discolor
c.1380, from O.Fr. discolourer, from des- "dis-" + colourer "to color," from L. colorare (see
color
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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